Amador County, California

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Amador County is a county<= /A>=20 located in the Sierra = Nevada of=20 the U.S.=20 state of California. As of = 2005, the=20 population was 38,471. The county seat is Jackson.

Amador County bills itself as "The Heart of the Mother Lode" and lies = within=20 the Gold Country. = There is a=20 substantial wine-growing industry in the county.

Amador County, California
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Location in the state of California
California's location in the USA
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Founded	1854
Seat	Jackson
Area -=20 Total - Land - Water	605 sq mi=20 (1,567 km=C2=B2) <= BR>12 sq mi=20 (31 km=C2=B2), 1.94%
Population = - (2000= ) -=20 Density	38,471 60/sq mi (23/km=C2=B2)
Website: http://www.co.amador.ca.us/

<= SPAN=20 class=3Dtocnumber>1 History=20
2 Geography=20
- 2.1 Cities and=20 towns=20
- 2.2 Unincorporated=20 places=20
- 2.3 Adjacent=20 counties
3 Shenandoah=20 Valley=20
4 Gold = mining=20
5 Attractions=20
6 Transportation=20 infrastructure=20
- 6.1 Major=20 highways=20
- 6.2 Public=20 transportation=20
- = 6.3 Airports=20
7 Demographics=20
= 8 Politics=20
= 9 See = also=20
10 External = links=20

[edit]=20 History

Amador County was created in 1854 from parts of Calave= ras=20 and El = Dorado=20 Counties. In 1864,=20 part of the county's territory was given to Alpine=20 County.

The county is named for Jose Maria Amador, soldier, rancher and = miner, who=20 was born in San Francisco in = 1794, the = son of=20 Sergeant Pedro Amador, a Spanish soldier who = settled in=20 California in 1771.=20 In 1848, = Jose Maria=20 Amador, with several Native=20 Americans, established a successful gold mining camp = near the=20 present town of Amador City. In Spanish, the = word=20 amador means "one who loves."

[edit]=20 Geography

Amador County is located approximately 45 miles southeast of Sacramento=20 in a part of California known as the foothills of the Sierra = Nevada=20 Mountains.

According to the U.S. = Census=20 Bureau, the county has a total area of 605 square miles = (1,566 km=C2=B2), of = which,=20 593 square miles (1,536 km=C2=B2) of it is land and = 12 square miles=20 (30 km=C2=B2) of it (1.94%) is water. Water bodies in the county = include Lake=20 Amador, Lake=20 Camanche, Pardee=20 Reservoir, Bear=20 River Reservoir, Silver=20 Lake, Sutter Creek, Cosumnes River, = Mokelumne = River, and Jackson=20 Creek.

Amador County ranges in elevation from approximately 250 feet in the = western=20 portion of the county to over 9,000 feet in the eastern portion of the = county.=20 The county is bordered on the north by the Consumnes River and on the = south by=20 the Mokelumne River.

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Foothills of Amador County, CA

[edit]=20 Cities and towns

[edit]=20 Unincorpora= ted=20 places

[edit]=20 Adjacent counties

Calave= ras=20 County, California - south=20
San = Joaquin=20 County, California - southwest=20
Sacra= mento=20 County, California - west=20
El = Dorado=20 County, California - north=20
Alpine = County,=20 California - east

[edit]=20 Shenandoah Valley

Though not as well known as the Napa Valley = AVA or Sonoma Valley = AVA wine=20 growing regions of California, the Shenandoah Valley was once the = wine=20 growing region of California. With the discovery of gold, the area = quickly=20 became a mecca for those trying to make their fortune. In the process = numerous=20 wineries sprouted up many of whose vineyards are still in use by = wineries today.=20 The decline of the California = Gold=20 Rush coupled with the onset of Prohibition = devastated the=20 wine making region of Amador County. Today this area has been = resurrected and is=20 now home to over 40 different wineries. Amador County is renowned for = its=20 Zinfandel, but many other varietals are produced as well. Amador County = has a=20 high percentage of old Zinfandel vines. Some of the Zinfandel vineyards = in this=20 county are more than 125 years old; including the Grandp=C3=A8re = vineyard, oldest=20 Zinfandel vineyard in America. These old vines produce intense flavors = allowing=20 winemakers to make the outstanding Zinfandels for which this area is = famous.

[edit]=20 Gold mining

There are numerous gold mines in Amador County including the Argonaut=20 Mine, the Kennedy=20 Gold Mine, and the Sutter=20 Gold Mine.

[edit]=20 Attractions

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Silver Lake in Amador County CA

Amador County is home of the Gold Rush = era in=20 California. Many century-old gold-mining places in the county are now = popular=20 tourist destinations. Amador County offers several tourists destinations = and=20 things to do:

Jackson = Main=20 Street - antique shops=20
Sutter = Creek=20 Main Street - antique shops, [1]Sutter Creek=20 Theater=20
Jackson Rancheria - casino and hotel=20
Volcano Theater Company and the Cobblestone Theater and the St. = George=20 Hotel in Volcano=20
Mace Meadows Golf Course in Pioneer=20
Old Mill Shopping Center in Martell=20
Underground caves with tours=20
Campgrounds areas with gold-panning activities=20
Wineries with wine-tasting = activities=20
Lakes for boating and fishing=20
Winter Ski Resorts - for skiers, snowboarders, = etc=20
Outdoor Activities - camping, picnic, ATV = riding,=20 horseback riding, whitewater kayaking, birding, snowshoeing, = cross-country=20 skiing, rock climbing, etc=20
Historic sites: Kennedy Mine in Jackson, Chew Kee Store in = Fiddletown,=20 Knight Foundry in Sutter Creek

[edit]=20 Transportation infrastructure

[edit]=20 Major highways

[edit]=20 Public transportation

Amador=20 Regional Transit System (ARTS) provides service in Jackson and the = nearby=20 communities. Connections are available to Sacramento and to Calaveras=20 County.

[edit]=20 Airports

Amador = County=20 Airport is a general aviation airport located near Jackson.

[edit]=20 Demographics

As of the census=C2=B2 = of 2000, there=20 were 35,100 people, 12,759 households, and 9,071 families residing in = the=20 county. The population = density=20 was 59 people per square mile (23/km=C2=B2). There were 15,035 housing = units at an=20 average density of 25 per square mile (10/km=C2=B2). The racial = makeup of the=20 county was 85.79% White, 3.87%=20 Black or African= =20 American, 1.78% Native = American, 1.00% Asian, 0.10%=20 Pacific= =20 Islander, 5.04% from other = races,=20 and 2.41% from two or more races. 8.91% of the population were Hispani= c or=20 Latino<= /A> of=20 any race. 93.1% spoke English and = 5.1% Spanish as = their first=20 language.

There were 12,759 households out of which 26.2% had children under = the age of=20 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples = living=20 together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and = 28.9% were=20 non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and = 11.3% had=20 someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average = household=20 size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.6% under the age = of 18,=20 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% = who were=20 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 = females=20 there were 122.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there = were 123.4=20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,280, and the = median=20 income for a family was $51,226. Males had a median income of $39,697 = versus=20 $28,850 for females. The per capita = income for=20 the county was $22,412. About 6.10% of families and 9.20% of the = population were=20 below the poverty line, = including=20 13.10% of those under age 18 and 5.40% of those age 65 or over.

[edit]=20 Politics

Presidential election results Year GO= P DE= M Others 20= 04 62.1% 11,107 36.6% 6,541 1.3% 243 20= 00 56.7% 8,766 38.2% 5,906 5.1% 792 19= 96 47.5% 6,870 40.6% 5,868 11.9% 1,714 19= 92 35.5% 5,477 34.3% 5,286 30.3% 4,671 19= 88 55.9% 6,893 42.1% 5,197 2.0% 148 19= 84 61.5% 6,986 36.9% 4,188 1.7% 189 19= 80 55.9% 5,401 33.0% 3,191 11.1% 1,078 19= 76 46.1% 3,699 50.4% 4,037 3.5% 282 19= 72 53.4% 3,533 40.9% 2,705 5.7% 378 19= 68 42.1% 2,269 45.3% 2,440 12.6% 681 19= 64 33.0% 1,682 66.9% 3,410 0.1% 6 19= 60 44.5% 2,175 55.0% 2,690 0.5% = 22

Amador is a strongly Re= publican=20 county in Pres= idential=20 and congressiona= l=20 elections. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was Jimmy=20 Carter in 1976.

Amador is part of California's=20 3rd congressional district, which is held by Republican Dan=20 Lungren. In the State=20 Assembly, Amador is part of the 10th district, which is held by = Republican=20 Alan Nakanishi. = In the State = Senate,=20 Amador is part of the 1st district, which is held by Republican Dave=20 Cox.

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[edit]=20 See also

List=20 of school districts in Amador County, California

[edit]=20 External links

Amador County = website=20

= v =E2=80=A2 d =E2=80=A2 e Municipalities and communities ofAmador County, California<= /A>
County=20 seat: Jackson
Cities=	Amador=20 City \| Ione = \|=20 Jackson=20 \| Plymouth=20 \| Sutter=20 Creek
Unincorporated = communities

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